Coconino Sandstone: Pre- and Post-Impact

Samples of the same Coconino sandstone prior to impact (on the left) and after the impact (on the right).

During ICAARUS, Senior Researcher at SwRI Boulder Amanda Alexander shared samples of pre-shock (on the left) and post-shock (on the right) Coconino sandstone—the same mineral before and after the asteroid impact!

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